Hill City, Minn. (06/02/2006)
- Joe Duncan made a splash, literally
and figuratively, during his WPSA PowerSports
ATV Tour debut May 21-22 at Daniel Boone MX
in London, Ky. The rider of the No. 220 Park
X Quad competed in the Pro Stock Class in QuadTerrain
Challenge. The events will be telecast on ESPN2
on Saturday, June 3 at noon EDT and Sunday,
June 11 at 1 p.m.
Duncan finished fourth in Round 1 in his first time
competing in the class for utility-type, stock ATVs.
However, bad luck took its toll in Round 2 when Duncan’s
machine was involved in a tangle while running third.
“Overall, we were very pleased with the weekend,”
said Duncan, who was one of the original founders
of the PowerSports ATV Championship Tour’s sanctioning
body: The World PowerSports Association. “To
be in contention right out of the box is encouraging.
We are still up there in the points right now, and
I know, as the season progresses, we’ll continue
to be competitive. We’re in this for the long
haul.
“I’m also excited to see the immense
growth that the WPSA has undergone this year,”
added Duncan. “Everything was great this weekend.
The event staff showcased their professionalism and
I think the ESPN2 broadcast is going to be world class.”
Duncan will take the positive momentum he started
in Kentucky to the Echeconnee Off Road Park in Lizella,
Ga., June 3-4. Rounds 3 and 4 are scheduled for this
weekend, during another double championship event.
Duncan also welcomes new sponsor FLY Racing this weekend.
FLY Racing offers a wide range of competition clothing,
gloves, helmets, tools and bike ramps.
“We’re looking forward to getting back
on track,” said Duncan. “Echeconnee is
a great facility, and we’re looking for more
positive results. We’re also pleased to welcome
FLY Racing this weekend. FLY is a well-respected company
with a long history of excellence.”
In his own words…
Joe Duncan on the Daniel Boone MX weekend:
At the last minute, the Monday before the event, I
decided to go and compete in the WPSA QuadTerrain
Challenge Pro Stock class. With this new sport just
emerging, I knew there wouldn’t be a lot of
entries and we would need to fill as many gate spots
as possible. So, on Monday afternoon I went and traded
in my 700 Polaris with more than 1,000 miles on it
for a new 700 EFI. I loaded it in the back of the
truck and headed to Hutchinson to meet Daryl and Jennifer
Rath from Rath Racing, who on in a similar situation;
just finding out on Tuesday that Daryl was going to
be
competing as well, on an Arctic Cat ATV that AC engineering
was bringing. So we jumped in my truck and bolted
to London, Ky. for a nice 17-in-a-half-hour drive.
Both of our Quads came right off the showroom floor.
Daryl had Douglas Wheel and Maxxis Tire send him out
a complete set of wheels and tires. Then Wade from
Tireballs installed a Tireball set up and put the
tires and rims together for Daryl’s Quad. They
were put on and we were ready for practice Friday
afternoon.
We looked at the course and it was a little hard
to figure out where to go at first. So Donny Banks,
the Race Director for MX Quad racing and a fellow
QuadTerrain Challenge competitor gave us a one-lap
tour. Wow! Logs, Rocks, Mud, more Logs, more Mud,
off-camber hills, whoop section—It was incredible.
All the things you would use your utility quad out
on the trail packed into this less-than-one-quarter-mile
closed-loop course. The lap times where one min 40
seconds, up to three minutes, depending on how or
if you made it through the logs, mud and rocks. Tes
Sewell (PowerSports ATV Championship Tour Race Director)
and the guys from WPSA did a great job setting this
up and laying it out.
Well after two 10-minute sessions of practice we
new this was going to be fun…and it was.
About Joe Duncan:
Joe Duncan is a longtime Snocross racer, taking to
the PowerSports ATV Championship Tour, competing in
its QuadTerrain Challenge Pro Stock Class. A longtime
Minnesota native, Duncan was one of the founders of
the World PowerSports Association, which sanctions
the Tour. Duncan’s effort this season is being
sponsored by Park X, Rath Racing, Hilltop Sports,
EVS, Scott Goggles, Precision Line Motorsports, AC
Engineering, Sportech and Hotseat/Speedwerx.
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